I am so glad to see you there in Maui doing these beautiful tiny houses out of cob! I actually wrote to Tulsi Gabbard and sent her your link to build these there. I just think they're perfect for the island and local resources. You need women too, I'm sure they will love them too. Please keep making videos so I can see the development taking place...Keep up the good work!!
😂 Hi Sir! Congratulations on one more beautiful little house💖 I've noticed that you've changed your technique. You are not using the metal chicken screen over the wood anymore before the COB... Now you use just clay paint on the wood?
Miguel, I met you at the first seed expo in Sta Rosa, CA, years ago. My sister lives in the Big Island. The thing I miss in natural construction videos is how to do the floor. I still don't know the basic floor part. Can you please do a video in the future showing the base? Thanks
yes the floor. in the slideshow at the end of the video there is a couple photos of how I framed in the floor for this one this one is different than most other ones I do because it needed to be made mobile so I built it on skids and lifted onto a trailer if necessary. for this one I just put vinyl flooring over the plywood. normally I do it on the ground and do a cob floor. some of my videos do show this process
@@cobalot9 I did see the pics in the end but the explanation helps. I will look for other videos on your channel. I need to build an outdoor shower area.
So the wood of the pallletts doesnt decay/rot away under the earthen plaster? Also, is the floor just palkets , how many?, covered in plywood? What about foundation? Also, when you move theses structures is it before the plastering? What abt toiletting, bathing cooking and lighting?
Merhaba, paletleri sabitlerken çivi mi, vida mı kullanmak gerek yoksa kavela mı? Ve de palet duvarın kalınlığı yaz kış yalıtım sağlıyor mu, yeterli mi?
Have been watching alot of your cob building videos and this one by far is very descriptive and more detailed in the process, which I really appreciate! I plan on starting with making a small cob shed for my outdoor lawn equipment, then move on to making a man cave. Question, where the roof rafters are at the top, is there a small amount of open space between the top of the walls and the rafters themselves? Or is it sealed off? If it's sealed, what did you do to seal the space?
right with this one we want lots of ventilation so I'm just going to be putting screens in between the rafters. normally what I do is put a 4x4 in between the rafters and cob over that. or put Adobe bricks in there if you have some
I love your work, your builds are beautiful. I am hoping to construct a pallet cob home with my partner in the coming year. It will be in New Mexico and I know the winters are chilly so I was wondering if your insulation method with the pallet construction works for colder climates? Thank you again for your videos, I am completely inspired. Cob is the future.
Aloha yes if you want to build a New Mexico the pallet called system is great but I would say don't rely on the walls to provide all of your insulation needs. just as a straw bale home you would still need a heat source of some sort inside to stay warm in the winter if you want to double up the pallets to make the walls thicker you can but it makes it more complicated with framing in the doors and the windows but it is possible. the the cob does fine in the snow though there are many Cob houses in snowy weather and they do just fine I built a cob straw bale and pallet School in North Dakota and it did just fine. I hope you find my instructional videos helpful in your build...
the pallets are heat treated and they will last pretty much forever. also once they're encased in the cob and lime plaster they are protected from any concern of breaking down. they should last pretty much forever. there are earthen structures like this built in England 700 years ago that are still being lived in
I'm writing two papers on ecological sustainability and grassroots level green living, I was wondering if I could contact you over email and ask some questions about your work to use for my papers. To be more specific, I was going to use Cob on Wood as an example of the ability of law enforcement to act while they fail to stop large scale businesses still operating in Oakland without permits, as well as a community recycling trash materials and living with an extremely minor pollution footprint.
pallets are heat treated to make them resistant to termites and they do not rot after the Earthen plaster is put on the structures are definitely built to last a long long time which is why I build them
@cobalot9 okay understood, i had one more query is there any layer added between the wooden pallets and ground, the above part is taken care by the earthen plaster i am concerned about the wooden pallet below which is exposed to the ground. Thanks a lot for your guidance sir 🙏
Anyone who has built a monolithic 18-24" thick cob wall can appreciate how much time this pallet design saves.
This is the best video I've seen on your process to date! Pure gold!!! Thanks so much for taking the time to share your method so thoroughly 🙏
Thanks, glad you like!
Beautiful...lends a new meaning to Earthenship homes...
Very well done. Thank you for sharing all the details and your creative adaptive style. Absolutely beautiful!
Been watching cobbin building for the last year or so and I can’t wait to build one on my land in New Mexico. ❤😊
great hope you are able to do that. if you do I'd love to see photos
This is GREAT and creates a nice and sustainable vibe there!
I am so glad to see you there in Maui doing these beautiful tiny houses out of cob! I actually wrote to Tulsi Gabbard and sent her your link to build these there. I just think they're perfect for the island and local resources. You need women too, I'm sure they will love them too. Please keep making videos so I can see the development taking place...Keep up the good work!!
cool! thanks!
Do you know Tulsi?
This is probably one of the best I have seen.
You wonderful Human bless you for what you are, teach, share. 🙏
awe,.thanks!
Love to see youre still at it..this is one of the cutest ones ive seen!
Oh yeah, I'm definitely still at it! I wasn't knighted as Sir Cobalot for nothin' you know!
😂
Hi Sir!
Congratulations on one more beautiful little house💖
I've noticed that you've changed your technique. You are not using the metal chicken screen over the wood anymore before the COB...
Now you use just clay paint on the wood?
Absolutely amazing 🤙🏼❤️🤙🏼
A phoenix rising from the ashes is your beautiful cob cabin in Lahina ❤
Miguel, I met you at the first seed expo in Sta Rosa, CA, years ago.
My sister lives in the Big Island.
The thing I miss in natural construction videos is how to do the floor. I still don't know the basic floor part. Can you please do a video in the future showing the base? Thanks
yes the floor. in the slideshow at the end of the video there is a couple photos of how I framed in the floor for this one this one is different than most other ones I do because it needed to be made mobile so I built it on skids and lifted onto a trailer if necessary. for this one I just put vinyl flooring over the plywood. normally I do it on the ground and do a cob floor. some of my videos do show this process
@@cobalot9 I did see the pics in the end but the explanation helps. I will look for other videos on your channel. I need to build an outdoor shower area.
So the wood of the pallletts doesnt decay/rot away under the earthen plaster? Also, is the floor just palkets , how many?, covered in plywood? What about foundation? Also, when you move theses structures is it before the plastering? What abt toiletting, bathing cooking and lighting?
It’s amazing!
I'm curious what the whole timeline looks like as far as building one start to finish. Did this take a few months of full time work?
Merhaba, paletleri sabitlerken çivi mi, vida mı kullanmak gerek yoksa kavela mı?
Ve de palet duvarın kalınlığı yaz kış yalıtım sağlıyor mu, yeterli mi?
Aloha, would you be willing to do a cob workshop on Molokai? I think many people here would be interested.
Have been watching alot of your cob building videos and this one by far is very descriptive and more detailed in the process, which I really appreciate! I plan on starting with making a small cob shed for my outdoor lawn equipment, then move on to making a man cave. Question, where the roof rafters are at the top, is there a small amount of open space between the top of the walls and the rafters themselves? Or is it sealed off? If it's sealed, what did you do to seal the space?
right with this one we want lots of ventilation so I'm just going to be putting screens in between the rafters. normally what I do is put a 4x4 in between the rafters and cob over that. or put Adobe bricks in there if you have some
I vote against background music. I wanna hear you.
ok, I'll turn the music way down in the next one, sorry.
@@cobalot9 That's ok. Thanks for listening. 😘
I love your work, your builds are beautiful. I am hoping to construct a pallet cob home with my partner in the coming year. It will be in New Mexico and I know the winters are chilly so I was wondering if your insulation method with the pallet construction works for colder climates? Thank you again for your videos, I am completely inspired. Cob is the future.
Aloha yes if you want to build a New Mexico the pallet called system is great but I would say don't rely on the walls to provide all of your insulation needs. just as a straw bale home you would still need a heat source of some sort inside to stay warm in the winter if you want to double up the pallets to make the walls thicker you can but it makes it more complicated with framing in the doors and the windows but it is possible. the the cob does fine in the snow though there are many Cob houses in snowy weather and they do just fine I built a cob straw bale and pallet School in North Dakota and it did just fine. I hope you find my instructional videos helpful in your build...
@@cobalot9 Thank you brother.
Wooow that's AMAZING BEAUTIFUL do you think one would last in LOUISIANA 😊..
Sure, it would do just fine in Louisiana
YES YOU REALLY DO AWESOME WORK ☺️🌞 LOVE THE BOTTLES...
Great but how do you stop the cob from smelling
like Mud 🤔.
does the lime coat help?
There is not a small of the Earth, especially once it dries,.and sure, the lime plaster covers it from smelling too.
Sir.... Do your flower pots smell? Do your bricks smell. Those are also made of "mud"
it doesn't smell like mud at all. and yes if it did the lime plaster would cover up any smell
Wait, where was this?
Lol j/k
Great project!
What about the wood in the pallets, will it get rotten and mess up the structure? How long are these cob houses supposed to last?
the pallets are heat treated and they will last pretty much forever. also once they're encased in the cob and lime plaster they are protected from any concern of breaking down. they should last pretty much forever. there are earthen structures like this built in England 700 years ago that are still being lived in
AWESOME JOB THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR CRAFTS.
Ok..... too cute
Do you need to do any special termite treatment on the wooden frame? Or rot protection? Does the mud plaster provide sufficient protection from both?
The upright posts have been treated and the pallets have been heat treated which keeps out termites. Also, the Cob and lime plaster keeps them out.
super
yay! Thanks De Vie!
I'm writing two papers on ecological sustainability and grassroots level green living, I was wondering if I could contact you over email and ask some questions about your work to use for my papers. To be more specific, I was going to use Cob on Wood as an example of the ability of law enforcement to act while they fail to stop large scale businesses still operating in Oakland without permits, as well as a community recycling trash materials and living with an extremely minor pollution footprint.
Most people work their entire lives to own one of those
It’s be -U -to Full 🌈Aloha
What happens if a window breaks though? As they all seem to be plastered/mudded in quite a bit.
If a window breaks, it can be replaced
So the wood of the pallets doesn't decay/rot away under the earthen plaster? How will we avoid termites @cobalot9 @migz Cobalot. Love your work
pallets are heat treated to make them resistant to termites and they do not rot after the Earthen plaster is put on the structures are definitely built to last a long long time which is why I build them
@cobalot9 okay understood, i had one more query is there any layer added between the wooden pallets and ground, the above part is taken care by the earthen plaster i am concerned about the wooden pallet below which is exposed to the ground. Thanks a lot for your guidance sir 🙏
This is the best video I've seen on your process to date! Pure gold!!! Thanks so much for taking the time to share your method so thoroughly 🙏